as in spooning
to lift out with something that holds liquid
scooped broth out of the pan with a spoon
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Recent Examples of scooping
Rooting down and sharing out at the exact same time, scooping decades of beauty and legacy and plunging it forward, into this moment, for you, for us, a gift.
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Those beaches that draw so many people to barrier islands are also in a constant state of erosion, waves and tides scooping sand and depositing it down the coast or offshore.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Jameson Tucker scored the only touchdown for the Chanticleers, blocking a punt and scooping it up for a 17-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Nakayama and his team searched for the alga by scooping seawater samples from the Pacific Ocean using a fine-mesh net.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
Even coffee has been roped in, as one video of a creator scooping prebiotic fiber powder into her morning cup shows.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
OneGate Media will bring crime thriller Blind to the international market after scooping the rights to the upcoming TV drama, which is based on Christine Brand’s bestselling Milla Nova series of novels.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Children can still take part by scooping out the insides with a spoon or drawing a design on the pumpkin for an adult to carve.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Those beaches that draw so many people to barrier islands are also in a constant state of erosion, waves and tides scooping sand and depositing it down the coast or offshore.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Jameson Tucker scored the only touchdown for the Chanticleers, blocking a punt and scooping it up for a 17-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Nakayama and his team searched for the alga by scooping seawater samples from the Pacific Ocean using a fine-mesh net.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
Even coffee has been roped in, as one video of a creator scooping prebiotic fiber powder into her morning cup shows.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
OneGate Media will bring crime thriller Blind to the international market after scooping the rights to the upcoming TV drama, which is based on Christine Brand’s bestselling Milla Nova series of novels.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Children can still take part by scooping out the insides with a spoon or drawing a design on the pumpkin for an adult to carve.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooping
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Don’t skip spooning off excess grease after cooking the meat.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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The episode ends with all of them spooning in bed together.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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This limit determines how much material can fall to a body like a star or black hole before the radiation generated by that accretion pushes further matter away, emptying the central object's larder of gas and dust, thus cutting off its food supply.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Heat then went with a bench rotation of Jaquez, Ware, Fontecchio and Kasparas Jakucionis against the Warriors before emptying the bench late in the lopsided defeat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Diners can also add fish powder to heighten the flavor of the sauce before dipping their bites into the warm mixture.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kardashian’s bra featured an extra spicy plunging design in the front, dipping all the way down to her stomach.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Scooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooping. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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